Recognised as Colour

#D8C55C

#D8C55C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#D8C55C is a yellow with RGB values 216, 197, 92 and HSL 51°, 61%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D8C55C#D8C55C

HEX#D8C55C

RGBrgb(216, 197, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7725, 0.3608

RGB percentages84.7%, 77.3%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(50.8, 61.4%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 57.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 57.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,206,300

CSS custom property--colour: #D8C55C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#273AA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C051no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC761no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E7B8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.1 Burlywood · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5C6FD8

Analogous#D8875C, #ADD85C

Triadic#5CD8C5, #C55CD8

Split complementary#5CADD8, #875CD8

Tetradic#5CD887, #5C6FD8, #D85CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F1D7

Lighter +20%#ECE2AE

Lighter +10%#E2D485

Darker −10%#CEB633

Darker −20%#A69328

Darker −30%#7D6E1E

Darker −40%#544A14

More saturated +25%#F1D743

Less saturated −25%#BFB375

Channel breakdown

R216

G197

B92

Red216 (84.7%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue50.81°

Saturation (HSL)61.39%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D8 · G C5 · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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